Jason Bateman
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Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969 in Rye, New York) is an American actor.
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[edit] Early Life
Bateman was born to an American father and a Maltese mother. His older sister is Family Ties star Justine Bateman.
[edit] Career
Jason Bateman began his career in 1981 with the role of James Cooper Ingalls in the television drama, Little House on the Prairie. He earned the status of teen idol in the mid-80's in shows such as Silver Spoons, It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family, but after the latter ended its run his career slowed down for nearly a decade. During this period, he had major roles on four series—Simon, Chicago Sons, George & Leo, and Some of My Best Friends—none of which lasted for longer than one season. In 2002 he landed the role as the frisky sibling of Thomas Jane's engaged character in The Sweetest Thing and in 2003 his career made a comeback with the role of Michael Bluth on the FOX television comedy Arrested Development.
More recently he has appeared in Dodgeball as ESPN 8 ("The Ocho") commentator Pepper Brooks, and in Starsky & Hutch as Reese Feldman (Vince Vaughn)'s business partner. Bateman reunited with Vaughn in 2006's The Break-Up, and also did commentary on the 2004 Democratic National Convention for The Majority Report with Arrested Development co-star David Cross. He is currently filming 2007's The Kingdom and has roles in three films in post-production.
Bateman was awarded the Golden Globe in 2005 for "Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy" for his work on Arrested Development. He guest-hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live on February 12, 2005.
[edit] Personal Life
Since 2001, Jason has been married to actress Amanda Anka, daughter of singer and actor Paul Anka. They welcomed their first child, Francesca Nora Bateman, on October 28, 2006.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Teen Wolf Too (1987)
- Necessary Roughness (1991)
- Breaking the Rules (1992)
- Love Stinks (1990)
- One Way Out (2002)
- The Sweetest Thing (2002)
- Arrested Development (2003) TV series
- The Jake Effect (2003) (not aired until 2006)
- Starsky and Hutch (2004)
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- The Break-Up (2006)
- The Heartbreak Kid (2006)
- Fast Track (2006)
- The Jake Effect (2006) TV series
- Smokin' Aces (2007)
| Preceded by: Ricky Gervais for The Office | Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for Arrested Development 2005 | Succeeded by: Steve Carrell for The Office |
